Illuminated fishing lure



Nov. 25, 1947.

T. R. POPE, SR

ILLUIIINATED FISHING LURE Filed Jan. 23, 1946 INVEN TOR.

atented Nov. 25, 194? 2,431,420 ILLATED MS to was Teddy lit. hope, Sn, Memphis, Tenn.

Application new 23, 1946, Serial No. 642,840

2 Claims- (GL 43-44) This invention relates for fishermen who use a pole and line, and ordinarily bait with minnows or other live bait.

It has particular reference to a lighting unit which will directly illuminate the bait and attract the fish thereto.

The primary object of the invention is:

To provide a simple and efiiclent device for directing a light on the bait in pole fishing and one in which the light may be used only when desired.

The means by which the foregoing and other objects are accomplished, and the manner of their accomplishment, will readily be understood from the following specification upon reference to the accompanying drawings. in which:

Fig. l is a sectional elevation of the illumihating device with supporting float and attached sinker and hooks.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the casing of the unit with sinker and hooks attached, the casing having a portion of its upper end in section; and

Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are elevations of the various parts of the unit which are carried by, and are housed in the casing.

Referring now to the drawings in which the various parts are indicated by numerals:

H is a float, here indicated as cork, having a bore which houses and frictionally holds a tubuupper and lower ends of and 11, preferably of wire, secured. Depending from the bail i1 is a line-carried sinker is, as of and below which hooks ed to carry such bait as the elect.

The lower end of the casing is open and threaded to receive a thimble 23 having complementary threads, which thinible carries a light bulb 25. The bulb has the usual threaded shank portion 25A, to'which is secured a coil projects beyond the contact 253 is a dry cell battery which casing and seated against the spring 21, contact 29A of the battery being normally by the spring 21 away the contact 253 of the bulb.

A sleeve 3| is slidably carried by the upper end of the casing i3 and is seated against the end of the battery 29 opposite to the contact end, this sleeve 3f extending beyond the upper end of the casing which may be provided with an apertured head I3A=, or an inwardly extending flange to guide the sliding movement of the sleeve.

Seated against the upper and outer end of to illuminating devices forked end pressing spring 21. The

the sleeve 3| is a nut 33 which is carried by a threaded member 35, this member having 9. 35A which is adapted to and seat against the bail I5 as an abutment. and is provided with holes 353 through which a fishing line, not shown, may be secured. The member 35 slidably fits within the sleeve 3! and cooperates therewith to provide a combination means mounted on and carried by the upper end of the combination means abut the battery through the sleeve 3| and the upper bail l5 through will be seen that this combinationis extensible by running the nut 33 down the'member 35, moving the sleeve 3t along the member 35 and away fromthe fork 35A. 0

In assembling'the device, the battery 29 is placed in the casing l3 with the contact end 29A of the battery facing the open end of the casing, the bulb thimble 23, with bulb therein, is screwed into the open end of the casing, th spring 21 resiliently urging the contact portions 29A of the battery, and 25B of the bulb apart. The sleeve 3| is inserted in the opposite end of the casing, the threaded member 35 inserted compressed by the consequent movement of the battery and the forked end 35A positioned below the The force being exerted on the the spring 2 urgin engagement with the ball.

A suitable fishing line is threaded through the holes 353 in the I forked end of the member 35 and the device is ready for use.

The hooks 2| are baited with conventional bait or lure and just prior to lowering them into the water, the nut 33 is. run down the threaded portion of member 35 to efiect engagement between the contacts 29A of the battery and 25B of the bulb and energize the light the sleeve 3| being extended downwardly into the casing effecting downward movement of the battery and comlight are directed downward and surface of the thimble 23, more or same direction, to illuminate the hooks and the bait thereon. The device is then lowered into the water with the bait so illuminated that the fish may be attracted ceeds. From time to exhausted, the line is raised and the bulb ble and bulb are removed and a new battery inserted.

It will be understood that under usual condiengage with tions the casing and the hooks depending therei 2. A fishing lure, including an elongated casfrom are supported by the float ll. Where, howing having its lower end open. and balls secured ever, it is desired to do deep fishing, or where to and extending longitudinally from its opposite the fisherman otherwise so desires, the float may ends; a battery disposed in said casing with its be removed and the device entirely supported by contact end facing the open end of said casing will hang in a vertical position andthe light and the battery and resiliently urging the contact be directed toward the hooks below, and this ends of said bulb and said battery apart, means whether the float .be used or not. carried by the upper end of said casing and oppn I claim: 1. A fishing lure. including an elongated tubuper of said bails, manually extensible to effect lar casing having its lower end open and its upengagement between .said battery and bulb com per end inwardly flanged, and balls secured to taots and effect energization of said bulb, a line contact end facing the lower end of said casing, ne low said sinker and illuminated by said a light bulb secured in the open end of the casbul ing and facing downward, a coil spring interg0 TEDDY POPE, Se posed within said casing between said bulb and said battery and resiliently urging contact por- REFERENCES CITED 0115 of a bulb and said battery apart a Sleeve The following references are of record in the disposed through said upper end and centered by fil of this at said flange, a threaded member disposed within p en said sleeve and extending into abutting relation UNITED STATES PATENTS with the upper of said bails, a nut on said mem- Number N t her seated against the upper e d of s id s e v 757,077 Whipple Apr. 12, 1904 and adapted to be screwed along said threaded 1,986,683 Schmeltzer Jan. 1, 1935 member to effect engagement of said battery and 2,002,135 Barton May 21, 1935 bulb contact portions to efiect energization f 2,236,215 Klinitski Mar. 25, 1941 

